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The atlas holds 3 sourced records for Çişt-i Şerif; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 3 Saint.
Qutb al-Din Mawdud Chishti was an early master of the Chishti silsila, son and successor of his teacher Abu Yusuf ibn Saman. He was known for refusing contact with rulers and the wealthy and spent some twenty years in seclusion. He died around 527 AH/1133 CE (one tradition gives 533/1139) at Chisht-e Sharif in Herat province and was buried there. (Sources: Wikipedia 'Maudood Chishti'; Ihsan Center 'Urs Khwaja Maudood Chishti')
Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti was a 10th-century Chishti master, disciple and successor of the order's founder Abu Ishaq Shami, who initiated and deputized him before returning to Syria. He was the teacher of Abu Muhammad Chishti and is said to have been a Sayyid whose father ruled Fergana. He died in 355 AH/966 CE at Chisht, his birthplace, and was buried there. (Sources: Wikipedia 'Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti'; Chishti silsila sources)
Abu Muhammad Chishti was an early Chishti saint about whose life little is known. He was a disciple of Abu Ahmad Abdal Chishti and the teacher of Abu Yusuf ibn Saman (father of Mawdud Chishti), forming a link in the 'golden chain' leading to Mu'in al-Din Chishti of Ajmer. He died around 411 AH/1020 CE and was buried at Chisht. (Sources: Wikipedia 'Abu Muhammad Chishti'; Chishti silsila sources)
